Toy gun



Feb. 1s, 1.936. J. BETTY 2,031,359 7 TOY GUN Filed Aug. 10, 1953Patented Feb. 18, 1936 TATES TOY GUN John Betty, Corcoran, Calif.,assignor to John Austin Betty, Corcoran, Calif.

Application August 10, 1933, Serial No 684,585 1 Claim. (ci.-124-14)This invention relates to toys and more particularly to a toy gun.

An object of this invention is to provide a toy which is constructed tosimulate a conventional gun either a rifle or a pistol and which isadapted to shoot a projectile or a rubber band.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toy of this kindwherein the means for shooting the projectile is attached to the frontend of the gun and is capable of being swung out of position so that thegun can be used for the shoot ing of rubber bands.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a device constructed according tothe preferred embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view partly broken away and partly in section butshowing a modified form of this invention;

Figure 3 is a plan View of the gun;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line G l of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral ldesignates generally the barrel of a gun, which in the present instanceis constructed in the-form of a pistol having a stock it and a pair ofsegmental members l3 on opposite sides of the rear end of the barrel Itwhich simulate the cylinder of a conventional pistol. These members l3are securely attached to the rear end of the barrel Ill. The front endof the barrel ID has secured thereto a projectile operating member inthe form of a rubber band I2 which is attached to the front end of thebarrel ill as by a staple or securing member I4. When the operatingmember [2 is disposed in inoperative position it is looped about a hooki5 secured to the under side of the barrel [0 at a point intermediatethe ends of the barrel.

The forward end of the gun stock II is provided with a longitudinallyextending groove l6 within which the band i2 is adapted to seat and thisband i2 is adapted to engage a trigger H which is pivotally mounted on apin it. This trigger IT has a substantially L-shaped and rearwardlyextending upper end portion l9 and a free leg of the L-shaped member I9is obliquely disposed relative to the trigger IT. This trigger isrockable in a slot or passage 2|] provided in the stock I I and isconstantly urged into set or operative position by means of a spring 2|which is disposed in a hole or passage 22 extending substantiallyparallel with the top of the gun stock I l. 5

The band holding portion IQ of the trigger I1 is adapted to projectrearwardly of the upper end of the stock It and the band I2 is adaptedto be looped about this member IS.

The gun herein disclosed is provided on the 10 upper side thereof withinthe groove It with a recess 23 which is adapted to receive a projectile24 as shown in Figure 1. This projectile 24 in the present instance isconstructed in the form of a fiat piece of material such as a smallpiece of cardboard of desired configuration, although this projectile 2%may be constructed of any desired material.

When the projectile 2 3 is disposed in the recess 23 the band I2 isadapted to engage on opposite sides of this projectile so that when thetrigger I! is rocked forwardly into released position the looped rearend portion of the band IE will strike the projectile 24 and project theprojectile 24 into the air in the desired direction. 25

As shown in the drawing the gun herein disclosed is provided with atransversely extending kerf or slot 25 which is positioned above thefront end of the band I2 and this kerf 25 is adapted to receive a rubberband or elastic member 26 as 30 shown in Figure 2. In this manner thegun herein disclosed can be used for either a projectile 24 or forshooting a rubber band or elastic 26.

In the use of this gun where it is desired to shoot a projectile such asa projectile 24, the band or elastic member I2 is engaged with thehammer l9 and the band is disposed at the rear in the groove l6 and ispositioned on opposite sides of the projectile 24. Rocking of thetrigger [1 into released position will release the band I2 from thehammer l9 and thereby cause the band [2 to throw the projectile 24 intothe air.

Where it is desired to use the gun herein described for the shooting ofelastic members in the form of rubber bands 25 or the like, the rubberband as shown in Figure 2, may be engaged with the kerf 25 and with thehammer I9. Rocking of the trigger ll into released position will releasethe band 26 from the hammer l9 and the rubber band will be shotforwardly at the desired object.

The gun hereinbefore described may be constructed entirely out of sheetmetal; or if desired, may be partially constructed of solid materialsuch as wood composition or the like and the balance constructed ofmetal, either solid or sheet metal.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically escribed embodiment of this invention without eparting fromthe spirit thereof, such changes nd modifications being restricted onlyby the scope of the following claim.

I claim:

A toy gun comprising a barrel, a stock integral with the barrel, saidstock having a vertically disposed slot therethrough opening through theupper end thereof at a point below the top of the barrel, a trigger, ahammer integral with the trigger and projecting through the upper end ofsaid slot and in a rearward direction, a yieldable looped memberengaging the front end of said barrel and engaging said hammer, saidstock having a longitudinally extending groove therein,

said yieldable member at the rear portion thereof being disposed in saidgroove and engaging over the rear end of the barrel, said stock having arecess in the groove at a point intermediate the ends of said groove, arearwardly extending hook secured to the under side of said barrel andadapted to receive said yieldable member for holding said yieldablemember in inoperative position, said stock having a longitudinallyextending passage therein disposed parallel with said groove, and aspring disposed in said passage and engaging against said trigger toconstantly urge said trigger into operative position, the rear end ofthe barrel above the slot constituting an abutment engaged by the rearportion of the yieldable member to hold the yieldable member againstcontracting during the rocking of the trigger to released position.

JOHN BETTY.

